How To Have Your Worst Date Ever – MyVeryWorstDate.com
This post is part of the MissedConnections.com Featured Blog Series. We hope the featured blogs will appeal to a good few of you and please note, this is not a sponsored feature, we decide who we want to feature by checking out up and coming and long established sites that we believe offer something special you can’t find anywhere else.
My Very Worst Date (MyVeryWorstDate.com) is a collection of the World’s most memorable dating disaster stories or in the blog’s own words “a commiseration of the moments when the sweet possibilities of romance turn into a sour struggle to get the hell out of the situation”.
Victoria and Jessica, the founders of My Very Worst Date, kindly agreed to answer a few questions and donate some of the knowledge they’ve learned on avoiding/creating the worst date ever.
What is the most popular post and do you have any personal favorites on My Very Worst Date?
We have so many that we have a “Best of” page. For pure craziness, we do love the guy who sends a text message with a picture of his “bits” to his date from the bathroom during their date. The full hilarity of the tale can be read here: Picture Imperfect. We also can’t get enough of the Bachelorette Parties story where a couple goes on a date to a bar and a wild bachelorette party arrives. The bride gets hammered and takes her top off. The guy on the date is clearly seduced and takes the bride to the bathroom for a quickie while his date just sits there.
Are there any of your own stories that you’ve contributed to the site?
Yes, we’ve both contributed a few. In keeping with the site’s anonymous submission policy, however, we couldn’t possibly blow our covers.
What dating tips can be learned from My Very Worst Date?
A majority of MVWDs happen because of poor communication. This includes lying on online dating profiles and not knowing when to speak up and call it a night on a date that’s clearly going awry. Now we understand that the dating war is fraught with anxiety and fear but we suggest a policy of honesty. If you’re overweight, don’t reveal that you’re “average” built. Just own it and be yourself. Your future prince/ss has got to love you for you. Similarly, it becomes clear that your date is not progressing smoothly (say perhaps it’s not moving from the parking lot of the local Walmart) or if your date is displaying some severely problematic behavior (such as revealing homophobic or racist attitudes or both), bow out of the situation as graciously as you can. If that fails, do what you can to run!
Can you suggest some surefire things someone can do on a date to become a subject of a My Very Worst Date post?
For starters: lying, severe intoxication, over sharing and making “moves” way too soon. Of course, some MVWDs are a result of things beyond anyone’s control–such as sudden projectile vomit. It’s worth noting that MVWDs can have happy endings. This woman spat beer and mash over her date twice, ruined his prized shirt but ended up marrying him: Stitches, Mash and Then Some…
What/Who are you favorite blogs/bloggers?
We love Gawker, Jezebel, Passive Aggressive Notes, STFU Marrieds, STFU Parents and Post Secret.
A big thank you to Jessica and Victoria for their time answering these questions. Visit My Very Worst Date for the latest dating disaster stories (and if you like My Very Worst Date you might also like Jessica’s and Victoria’s other sites My Very Worst Job and My Very Worst Roommate).
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Link to post | Posted by Eliot on May 18th, 2010 | Categorized as Advice, Features, Fun
“Why I stuck your USB flash drive up there” girl responds to best ever missed connection
There’s been a Philly missed connection lighting up the web as contender for best missed connection ever, maybe you’ve seen it, the title gives you a good idea of what to expect, You stuck my flash drive in your vagina, you can find the full details at Gizmodo.
Someone wishing to remain anonymous emailed the MissedConnections.com blog saying we’d all do well to remember there’s two sides to every story, suggesting the original missed connection poster is being unfair by not mentioning his USB flash drive has a novelty nature that is hard to resist. The email included the following attachment:
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Link to post | Posted by Eliot on April 22nd, 2010 | Categorized as Craigslist, Fun, News
NY Times features Personals ads from the 1800s
The NY Times has just published a selection of personal ads, including missed connections, that were written in the 19th century.
Here is just one of the ads, from 1862:
If the young lady wearing the pink dress, spotted fur cape and muff, had light hair, light complexion and blue eyes, who was in company with a lady dressed in black, that I passed about 5 o’clock on Friday evening in South Seventh Street, between First and Second, Williamsburg, L.I., will address a line to Waldo, Williamsburg Post Office, she will make the acquaintance of a fine young man.
The NYT article was written by Pam Epstein who features many more of these ads on her Advertising for Love blog. Pam has been researching these ads as part of her dissertation on America’s transformation of love and marriage from the mid-19th to early-20th century. See all of Pam’s blog posts relating to missed connections from this period.
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Link to post | Posted by Eliot on February 15th, 2010 | Categorized as Fun
Missed Connection for Streaker at Movies
Did you streak through a Californian cinema (Stadium Cinemas, Martinez) recently wearing nothing but black speedos? If so you caught someone’s eye:
You in a black speedo, me lmao at stadium cinemas
You streaked through the theater in nothing but a black speedo and tripped into my lap when you were running from security. You winked at me once before sprinting off, I distracted security for you. I’d like to talk to you?
Would be great to reunite these two, the original missed connection is here – please help spread the word, it would be fantastic to get these two connected for Valentine’s Day.
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Link to post | Posted by Eliot on February 14th, 2010 | Categorized as Fun
Missed Connections show at Yale
Just received a tip off about a new Missed Connections musical for those of you near Yale. You can find details (temporarily) at YaleStation and at the Yale Cabaret website.
For more background on the show and an interview with Chad Raines the show’s creator, check out the New Haven Advocate article: Only Misconnect – Chad Raines’ new pop musical gets personals
Send your missed connections news tips to eliot@missedconnections.com.
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Link to post | Posted by Eliot on February 11th, 2010 | Categorized as Art, Fun
Zombieland Missed Connection
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Link to post | Posted by Eliot on February 10th, 2010 | Categorized as Fun
RomCom Gone Wrong Short Film
Just found this gem – worth watching to the end, enjoy. Film comes from the creative talents at Reckless Tortuga.
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Link to post | Posted by Eliot on February 10th, 2010 | Categorized as Art, Fun
Help find the web’s best missed connections!
There’s a new feature on Missed Connections to help find the web’s favorite missed connections.
Underneath each missed connection ad you can vote for what you think of it, as shown in this screen grab:
To vote, click on the icons that are meant to be pictures of a hand giving the thumbs (you’ll be asked to login or create a new account – if you’re on facebook you can safely use your facebook account). The hand will turn green as shown in the picture above once your vote has been counted.
For now there are three categories you can vote in; Romantic, Funny, and Interesting. This is just a first stab at the categories and they will evolve as needed.
Once there are a good number of votes on the site then we’ll publish charts of the most funny missed connections, most romantic, and most interesting. You can vote a missed connection for more than one category if you can’t make up your mind.
Feel free to contact us with any category or voting ideas you may have.
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Link to post | Posted by Eliot on February 1st, 2010 | Categorized as Fun, Site news
Funny missed connections
Send me any funny missed connections you find on your Internet travels so they can be published on the missed connections blog for the enjoyment of everyone here.
If you find a good missed connection please go ahead and e-mail the link in to eliot@missedconnections.com or use our contact form. You’ll be credited on the blog if we publish your link (unless you don’t want to be).
Thanks!
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Link to post | Posted by Eliot on January 30th, 2010 | Categorized as Fun, Site news
Super-Hero Missed Connections
Chris Sims has put together a few superhero missed connections on Comics Alliance, be sure to read each of the “its NOT ok to contact this user….” lines.
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Link to post | Posted by Eliot on January 14th, 2010 | Categorized as Fun
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